Learn more about how to plan for urban sanitation at city and local/community levels, different sanitation system and technology configurations and examples of successful and failed urban sanitation systems in low- and middle-income countries.

WEEK 1: Introduction to sanitation planning &
systems approach About this course; Introduction to urban
environmental sanitation in low- and middle-income countries; Main differences
between rural and urban sanitation; The case for improved sanitation planning
& programming; Why enabling environments are a precondition for sector
progress; Examples of state of the art planning approaches.

WEEK 2: Sanitation systems & technologiesIntroduction to sanitation systems including
system templates, functional groups and products. Difference between wet and
dry systems; Using the eCompendium planning tool, participants will practice
their skills in building a complete sanitation system from user interface to
disposal or re-use of products.

WEEK 3: Sanitation systems & technologiesIntroduction to different technologies from each functional
group: user interface; collection; conveyance; treatment and use/reuse.
Featuring concrete examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America for a large
variety of technologies.